Aristotle praised the political organization of ant colonies while ancient Chinese Daoists appreciated ants as illustrative ...

The programme was approved by the cabinet chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with an objective of engaging young interns pursuing graduation or post-graduation from various fields, it said.

A proposed new law, named after a student whose tragic death high lighted a deep-seated crisis, offers significant hope for tackling caste discrimination in India's higher education system.

HYDERABAD: Ending centuries of agony, the Telangana Commission for Backward Classes has decided to change the names of the castes Dommara, Pichaguntla, Tammali, Budabukkala and Veeramushti as ...

As Bihar polls loom, government walks tightrope between ideology and electoral arithmetic No details have been shared yet regarding a timeframe or budget for the proposed caste census in India ...

The exercise started on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, the CM said, "The enumeration of scheduled castes is going on in the state. A one-man commission led by the retired High Court ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the state will conduct a census of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from May 5 to 17, and will collect detailed population ...

At present, there is no comprehensive repository of such groups apart from the Constitutional lists of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Scheduled Tribes (STs), and the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

There are scores of caste-based political parties and many state institutions must offer quotas to lower castes for employment and college places. Supporters have stressed the need for data on ...

The release of the population data of castes/sub-castes in Karnataka, as part of the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey (popularly called caste census), has generated much political heat.

BENGALURU: The leaked socio-economic and educational survey that enumerated castes or communities in Karnataka has created fresh headaches for the state govt, which is contemplating the extent of ...